Post by Chang Sha on Aug 27, 2010 15:30:35 GMT -5
China: A Stealth Move to Make an Underwater Claim
By REUTERS
Published: August 26, 2010
China said Thursday that it had used a small, staffed submarine to plant the national flag deep beneath the South China Sea, where it has tussled with other nations in territorial disputes. The vessel achieved the feat during 17 dives from May to July, when it went as deep as 12,330 feet, state media reported. In 2007, a Russian expedition descended in a pair of vessels more than two miles under the ice cap and deposited a Russian flag on the seabed at the North Pole.
source: NYT
By REUTERS
Published: August 26, 2010
China said Thursday that it had used a small, staffed submarine to plant the national flag deep beneath the South China Sea, where it has tussled with other nations in territorial disputes. The vessel achieved the feat during 17 dives from May to July, when it went as deep as 12,330 feet, state media reported. In 2007, a Russian expedition descended in a pair of vessels more than two miles under the ice cap and deposited a Russian flag on the seabed at the North Pole.
source: NYT